Term 3 - Week 1
- Prayer
- A Special Visit from Bishop McKenna
- NAPLAN
- Congratulations - Ryan Veer
- 2025 Book Week
- P&F Meeting
- Term 3 - School Lunch Orders
- Important Dates - Term 3
- Attendance
- 2026 Kindergarten Enrolments
- School Census
- Council of Catholic School Parents
- New School Counsellor
- Sport
- School Uniform List
- Community News
Prayer
God of love, we pray for the St Columba’s Catholic community as we begin this new term. May our school and community be a place of faith, hope, and love. May we continue our friendships, to respect one another, to care for each other, and to work together to create a positive and supportive environment. We ask for your blessing upon all that we do this term, and for your guidance as we look to our future, to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith. Amen.
A Special Visit from Bishop McKenna
St Columba’s Yeoval was blessed to welcome Bishop Michael McKenna, Father Carl and Seminarian Dai.
We began with a whole-school Mass, where our students, staff, and parish community came together in prayer and reflection. Following Mass, everyone gathered for lunch.
The special part of the day was Bishop McKenna’s time with the children. He spoke to the children, sharing his journey, answering questions, and encouraging our students in their faith. His presence was both inspiring and approachable, and the children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to engage with him.
We are very grateful to Bishop McKenna, Fr Carl and Dai for making the journey to Yeoval. Their visit was a memorable moment in our Term 3 calendar and a reminder of the wider diocesan family we belong to.
My New Gallery
NAPLAN
Parents with children in Year 3 and 5 will be receiving their child's NAPLAN individual reports this week.
The teachers and school will utilise this data to continue to evaluate our performance, support student learning and growth and set our annual implementation goals going into 2026.
If you have any immediate questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to speak to the school. We are committed to working in partnership with you to support your child’s learning journey.
Thank you for your continued support.
Congratulations - Ryan Veer
The Polding Rugby Trials were held in Forbes on Monday, 30th May. It is always a fantastic two days. The NSW Rugby Development Officers ran training on Sunday, 29th May and then the Trials for Mackillop and Polding were held on the Monday.
Congratulations to Ryan, who was selected to represent Polding at the PSSA Trials in Newcastle in August.
2025 Book Week
The theme for the 2025 Children's Book Week in Australia, presented by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), is "Book an Adventure!". This theme encourages children to see reading as a way to explore new worlds, ideas, and characters. The CBCA is also celebrating the 80th anniversary of Children's Book Week in 2025.
We will celebrate Book Week in Term 3 Week 5, Thursday, 21st August.
P&F Meeting
Monday, 28th July 2025
5:00 pm
St Columba's Primary Classroom
Term 3 - School Lunch Orders
Week 1
Dumplings and Fried Rice
Week 2
Hot Dogs
Week 3
Soccer Gala Day Lunch
Week 4
Mini Pizzas
Week 5
Chicken Wraps
Week 6
Red Pasta
Important Dates - Term 3
Term 3 | Date | Event |
Week 1 | Friday, 25th July | School Assembly (NAIDOC theme) (2:30 pm - School Library) |
Week 2 | Monday, 28th July | P&F Meeting (5 pm) |
Week 2 | Friday, 1st August | Southern Region Athletics (Canowindra) |
Week 3 | Thursday, 7th August | Feast of Mary of the Cross MacKillop |
Week 3 | Friday, 8th August | Infants/Primary Soccer Gala Day (Dubbo) |
Week 4 | Friday, 15th August | Feast of the Assumption |
Week 5 | Wellbeing Week (No Homework and student Wellbeing activities) | |
Week 5 | Tuesday, 19th August | Praise & Worship (St John’s Dubbo) Primary |
Week 5 | Thursday, 21st August | Book Week Parade – ‘Book an Adventure’ |
Week 5 | Friday, 22nd August | Diocesan Athletics Carnival |
Week 7 | Friday, 5th September | School Assembly (2:40 pm - School Library) |
Week 8 | Friday, 12th September | Christmas Art Exhibition (Bathurst) |
Week 9 | Thursday, 18th September | CWA Country of Study DUE |
Week 9 | Friday, 19th September | Primary ‘Confirmation Retreat’ |
Week 10 | Tuesday, 23rd September | CWA Country of Study Luncheon - Year 6 Leaders |
Mrs Angell is on leave from Week 1 to Week 5. Mrs Hunter will teach Infants during this time.
Attendance
2026 Kindergarten Enrolments
If you are looking to enrol your son or daughter into Kindergarten at
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Yeoval for 2026,
please contact the office for an enrolment package.
School Census
Council of Catholic School Parents
The Council of Catholic School Parents (CCSP) have recently updated the Our Catholic Faith handbook for 2026.
This resource is for all parents and carers. It is a popular guide to the Catholic traditions, celebrations, symbols and prayers. This resource will continue to explore the depths of the Catholic faith, that is, the very foundation of our schools and find within it the heart of a God who has loved you and your children from the beginning of time.
New School Counsellor
Matt Walls has just started with Centacare and will be providing counselling services to three primary schools; Molong, Manildra and Yeoval and his home base will be the Orange office. Matt is a skilled carpenter with a dream to build his own home someday in the future. For now, he is focused on developing a career in the psychology/counselling space. Matt is married and has recently become a Dad for the first time with their 7 week old son, baby Arthur. When not on Daddy duty, Matt enjoys being outdoors in nature and loves a good story, whether it be by book or film.
Welcome Matt!
Sport
School Uniform List
Community News
